Hello! Happy New Year’s Eve! I really can’t believe it almost 2014! That is so crazy! Wasn’t it just a few years ago that we were all partying like it was 1999? ha! ;) We always celebrate the new year by staying up late, making yummy treats, playing games & watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV. :) So today I’ve rounded up 14 treats to ring in the New Year with that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! Enjoy! :)

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas yesterday! Hopefully you are still in your jammies this morning watching your kiddos play with their new Christmas toys! That’s always one of my favorite things to do! :) Today I am excited to share an easy Snowflake Mason Jar tutorial with you! I also have a brand new Silhouette Promotion to tell you about just incase Santa forgot to put one under your tree this year! ;) Sometimes you've got to take matters into your own hands. haha! ;) So keep reading to get all the fun details!

{wow me} wednesday will not be posting tonight. If you have any projects or posts to link up you can link them up to last week’s party. Last week’s party will be open until December 30th. I’ll be doing some fun feature posts after Christmas. :)

Just popping in to say Merry Christmas! :) I hope you all have a safe & very merry Christmas filled with lots of warmth & love! I so love this time of year! It’s a wonderful time to take a break from the world, focus on our families & the real meaning of Christmas ~ the birth of the Christ Child many years ago. He was the greatest gift of all! As we give of ourselves & live like He did we can truly find lasting happiness. :)

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This past week we had so many Christmas parties to attend! It was crazy! So today I’m going to show you how to make this oh so cute & easy cake topper that turns any cake into a fun party centerpiece. It only takes a couple of minutes to put one together. Everyone will be so impressed with your cake! ha! ;) Keep reading to see how to make it.

Have you noticed the abundance of ice cream post lately? ha! Not sure what the deal is….because it is still freezing over here! :) More winter weather might be coming in this weekend, too! Yikes! I’m glad I have my Christmas shopping done! Wahoo! :) Seriously though anytime is a good time for some yummy ice cream, right? A few weeks ago we made these cute Rudolf Ice Cream Sundaes for family night. The kiddos had a blast, and they were way too cute not to share. So enjoy! ;)

First, I just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who applied to be a contributor at Ginger Snap Crafts! All of you are so amazing! I am so humbled to have so many apply! I plan on continuing to have contributor spots on my blog. So if you didn’t get selected this time there will be many more opportunities to apply! Thank you all again! :)

Today I am so excited to introduce you to the amazing new contributors team at Ginger Snap Crafts. Some of these ladies I have known since I started blogging. It makes me so happy that they want to be a part of my blog! Annnd one of our contributors is back for a third time! Can you guess which one? ;) Each of these ladies has something amazing & different to offer to all of you! I hope you enjoy getting to know them better over the next several months! :) Keep reading to find out a little more about each one of them & where you can find them online!

The countdown is on until Christmas is here! Can you believe it? Anyone hosting a holiday party this week? Then next week we will all be opening presents, possibly hosting a Christmas dinner & opening our homes to lots of family & friends! Sounds like so much fun. :) Honestly though doesn't that all sound a little bit stressful, too? ha! ;) Well, I have found THE perfect place to look for holiday tips, treats, gift & entertaining ideas & even recipes all in one spot! I just finished checking out Bed Bath & Beyond's Holiday Your Way. It is amazing! :) Keep reading to see some of the tips & tricks I found that are going to help me be prepared (& less stressed) this holiday season! :)

Hello! How are your Christmas preparations coming along? Have you finished your shopping? I just did yesterday! Yay! Now I just have to wrap everything. ha! ;) One of the very last things that we do to get ready for Christmas is make yummy Christmas treats on Christmas Eve. So today I’m excited to share over 30Yummy Christmas Treats that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! I can’t wait to try several of these this year! Yum! :)Remember this week’s party is still going on so fill free to browse & link up your latest projects or recipes. Buuuut first enjoy this delicious feature post! ;)

There will not be a party next week because of Christmas. So this party will be open until December 30th. So drop by anytime from now until then to link up your projects. :) I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your families.

Hello! Christmas is next week! Eek! Annnnd the kiddos will be out of school soon! They’ll need something to keep them busy while you are doing your last minute holiday preparations! Well, my kiddos will anyways! ha! ;) Today I’d love to share a cute, kid-friendly & easy paper ornament tutorial with you. So keep reading to see how easy these are to put together.

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Within the last week & a half the kiddos have had 6 snow days from school! Yay! So we have had plenty of time to do a lot of holiday baking! ;) While I was at Walmart the other day (between cold spells stocking up!) I noticed the Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Kits in the Baking Center. So I picked up a couple to try out! :) We ended up making two different recipes, and they turned out sooooo yummy that we decided to package some up & surprise our snowed in neighbors with some yummy treats. So keep reading to see the yummy recipes we made, & I also have a free printable tag you can use when you treat your neighbors, too. :)

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Hello! Today I am excited to tell you about the brand new, limited edition Skinny Cow Ganache Ice Cream Cones. Yum! These ice cream cones will be coming to Walmart stores this coming week! Eek! So be on the look out for them! I was lucky enough to receive a box of these yummy ice cream cones in the mail this last week. Yes, in the mail! ha! My kiddos were so impressed! ;) So keep reading to see what we thought & to check out this brand new ice cream flavor from Skinny Cow.

I love Christmas time, and it has become even better since we’ve had kiddos! One of our favorite Christmas traditions is making cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. Usually we make peanut butter cookies with a Hershey Kiss on top, but this year we are going to try something a little different. I had bought some of the Candy Cane Hershey Kisses for some Snowman Soup gifts I was putting together, and I thought they’d be super yummy on some cookies! So here is what we came up with ~ Peppermint Santa Cookies! They are delicious! So keep reading to get the easy recipe! :)

It’s my very favorite day of the week on the blog! I get to feature some of YOU! Yay! :) I really appreciate you all sharing your talents each week at {wow me} wednesday. You never disappoint! :) This weeks party is still going on so feel free to swing by, link up & enjoy looking at all the ah-mazing projects & ideas that have been linked up so far. You can do that HERE. :) Buuut first check out this Christmas-y feature post where I’ll be sharing 20 Christmas Tree Ideas that were linked up to last week’s party! Enjoy! :)

I created my easy s’more dip using Hershey's™ Spreads as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SpreadPossibilities #hersheysheroes

I was so excited to try out the brand new Hershey’s™ Spreads! I love chocolate! So I have one word to describe these new spreads ~ yum! ;) These new spreads make it so easy to serve yummy chocolate spreads & chocolate dips that are perfect for some easy entertaining! Yay! I used some of the Hershey’s™ Spreads to make this yummy & easy s’more dip. So keep reading to find out all the new spread flavors & to see how I made this easy recipe. :)

Hello! Just popping in really quick to let you know about an awesome deal over at Zoggin. You can get a FREE 8x8” photo book when you use the code FREEBOOK at checkout! All you have to pay for is a flat shipping rate that’s only $5. Awesome! I know I love making personalized photo books, & they make great gifts, too. :) So head over here & check it out. :) Annnd (in case you were wondering! ha!) we are in our 7th straight day of being snowed in! Yikes! So keep reading to see some fun snow pictures. :)

Hello! Most of you know that I have 5 kiddos. We are always looking for cute & inexpensive gift ideas for their teachers & friends especially at Christmas. My kiddos also like to help out making the gifts. So these S’more Reindeer Treat Boxes are perfect. They are so simple to make. The kids will LOVE to help. Plus they are super cute! ;) So keep reading to see how we did it. Plus I have a free printable & a non-Silhouette version that you can use if you want to make these, too! :)

Hello! I hope you all had a great weekend, & that your Monday morning is off to a great start! We are going into our 5th snow day! Cabin fever is starting to set in. ha! ;) Mondays at our house are extra special though because we reserve Monday nights for family night. Yay! We always do a fun family activity together, & then we always end the night with a yummy treat! My kiddos look forward to treat BIGTIME! ha! Annnd nothing brings a bigger smile to my kiddos face than having yummy ice cream for treat. Last week we had some yummy Edy’s Slow Churned Ice Cream in a new holiday flavor ~ A Very Merry Eggnog ~ for family night, & it was a yummy hit! #SlowChurnedSmiles

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Hello! Today’s post is going to be a little different than the usual crafty project or recipe that you usually see around here. ha! ;) Today I’m going to get a little more personal. I know many of you know that I’m a Mormon (also known as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). I’ve mentioned it a few times & shared some LDS projects here & there but I’ve never really talked about it a lot here on the blog. Today my family & I would love to share our testimonies & give you the opportunity to learn more about our faith & family.

Good morning! I know I don’t usually post on Saturdays but this week we had something HUGE happen ~ so I had to share! Are you ready for this? We had a snow day ~ actually TWO snow days! Wahoo! ;) We received over 10 inches of snow from Thursday to Friday! Now this doesn’t happen very often around here at all. So we were a little bit excited! ;) When it snows this much one of our favorite things to do is to make snow ice cream. So I thought I’d share our yummy recipe just in case you are having a snow day, too! So keep reading. ;)

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I love baking cookies! Yum! One of my favorites (that my mom always made!) are peanut butter cookies. :) We made those all the time growing up, and believe it or not I think I’ve improved the recipe! ha! ;) I added Peanut M&M’s to our favorite peanut butter cookie recipe, & it turned them into the ultimate peanut butter cookies. Yes, the ultimate! These would be a great class party recipe or even an office party recipe. I made them for my Cub Scouts this week, & they gobbled them up quick! So keep reading to get this yummy recipe, a coupon & see how to enter a fun M&M Pinterest contest. :)

I’m baaack with another feature post! Yay! ;) If you missed the one I shared this morning you can check out over 10 handmade gift ideas. They are awesome! :) Now I am excited to be sharing 15 winter home décor ideas for your home that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! Remember this week’s party is still going on so feel free to stop by this week’s party to link up your favorite ideas & projects and to check out what everyone else is up to. :) Buuuut first check out these amazing home décor ideas. Enjoy! :)

Good morning! Today I’ll be sharing not one but two feature post since I missed last week because of Thanksgiving! So be prepared to get your socks knocked off twice today! ha! ;) Seriously though ~ you all so amazing & talented. I am so thrilled that so many of you link up each week to {wow me} wednesday. Featuring YOU is truly one of my most favorite parts about blogging. :) Up first I’ll be sharing over 10 Handmade Gift Ideas that were linked up to {wow me} wednesday. Don’t forget to check this week’s party that is going on right now. Buuuut first check out these amazing posts. Enjoy!

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It’s the holidays! Yay! Buuut with all the fun comes a lot of eating ~ and lots of that eating isn’t so good for you! Ugh! So this week (after stuffing myself last week at Thanksgiving!) I wanted to try & eat a little healthier, lighter & fresher! :) So I decided to make one of my favorite healthy lunch recipes ~ an easy tuna salad. I’ve made this recipe for a long time, & it’s a keeper! This time I did try something new though ~ Ocean Naturals canned tuna. It’s yummy, good for you & good for the planet. You can even learn where your specific can of tuna came from by visiting their site and entering the code on the can. Pretty cool, huh? ;) So keep reading to get this naturally delicious recipe. ;)

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Recently we received a fun package at our front door for my 4 year old son. Can you tell he was just a little bit excited about that? ha! ;) The package was from Citrus Lane. Citris Lane is an award winning service that delivers monthly boxes right to your door that are filled with toys, books, snacks & products all geared for kiddos from newborn up to age 5. Recently they just launched The Citrus Lane Shop that is stocked with the most popular Citrus Lane products! Awesome! Annnnd guess what I have a fun giveaway for a $25 voucher to go shopping at The Citrus Lane Shop for one of you! Yay! So keep reading to see how to enter & to see what was inside our box! :)

Hello! It’s December! Eek! Time for making those wish list! ha! ;) Today I’ve teamed up with several of my favorite blogging friends to bring YOU something a little special this holiday season. These eighteen amazing ladies have put together a basket of things they would LOVE to find under their own Christmas trees, and they are giving them away to make someone’s holiday a little happier! It could be YOU! :) So keep reading to meet the ladies that are participating, & you’ll also see how YOU can enter to win one of these awesome baskets! :)

Today I am excited to be teaming up with some fabulous blogging friends & DecoArt to bring you some fun handmade Christmas ornament ideas & tutorials & a DecoArt Holiday Giveaway so you can make some of these fun ornaments, too. :) Today I am sharing an easy Christmas Treeornament tutorial that my kiddos have been making for years. We have used these to hang on the tree, as gift tags & to give to neighbors & friends. So keep reading to see how to make these cute tree ornaments, & don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post. :)

Today I am excited to be teaming up with some fabulous blogging friends to give one of YOU a $600 VISA gift card for the holidays! Yay! This giveaway runs until December 7th, and the winner will have their gift card delivered by priority mail so they’ll have plenty of time to do some Christmas shopping! Yay! Keep reading to see how to enter. :)

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Meet Ginger

Hello & welcome to my blog. I am so glad YOU are here. I'm the wife to one amazing guy & a mom to 5 wild & crazy kiddos! I also LOVE to make things. It seems like I'm always in the middle of a project or two! My blog is a place were I share my latest craft & DIY projects, recipes, kid friendly crafts, party ideas & more. I hope to inspire YOU to create along with me! Enjoy & come back often! :)

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All pictures are copyrighted by Ginger Snap Crafts. If you would like to feature one or more of my ideas or projects please do, but please use only one pictures & link back to Ginger Snap Crafts. If you are inspired by one of my tutorials to create you own, please do! That is why I share them! If you blog about it please use your own pictures & a link back to me would be so appreciated! I'd also love an email or comment letting me know so I can check it out. Thank you! Also, all tutorials & projects are shared for informational purposes only. Be sure to use extreme care, follow all safety rules & use common sense when recreating any of my projects. Create at your own risk. :)